Ta Dah! (X2)
Well I finally finished the second crumpets and I have photos to share:
This crumpets is for a friend's little girl who will turn 2 on May 1. It's in the 2 yr size and I did the normal cast on and bind off, with the crochet trim. I used TLC cotton plus again (which I love for this project) and I did the beading. It turned out that I needed 225 beads instead of the stated approx 113. That was mainly because I did 9 repeats of the beaded row and each one needed 25 beads. I typically got a guage of 1/2-in per 5-8 repeat... so to get 4 inches I had to do at least 8.
Anyway enough of the technical stuff. I probably won't make another one real soon but I do see myself using this pattern again. Maybe scale it down a bit to a 3 mo size and add lace to the hem for a christening gown? Add a baby bolero? Wouldn't that be the cutest...
This pattern is so beautiful and so versatile. Libby is a genious!
posted by shetha @ 9:18 AM
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3 Comments:
wow--that looks GREAT! i can't believe you have made two already! i love this color and the beads look so sparkly! i am still hoping to get started with mine this week, although it's not looking like time is on my side. so anxious to get going!
hey how did you get the bottom to stop curling? i spray-blocked mine and it's curling back up again (though not as badly)
i'm blaming the humidity, not my knitting/crocheting ;)
I got the bottom to not curl by steam blocking it with the iron. I used an ironing cloth (piece of muslin) between the iron and the yarn. This may not work for your piece if you used a different yarn.
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